KWCH

Andover YMCA opens doors to public, ready to resume operations next week

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A little more than two years removed from taking a direct hit from an EF3 tornado, Andover’s YMCA is ready to resume operations. The extensive rebuilding effort on the YMCA was ...
Wichita Eagle

A year after tornado, Andover YMCA works to reopen water park. Here’s when, what will be new

Painters move into position to put a new coat of paint on a waterslide at the Andover YMCA, one of the few features of the water park that survived a tornado last year. The water park is being rebuilt ...
KWCH

Andover YMCA announces reopening date, what to expect with new facility

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Andover YMCA will reopen May 20, more than two years after an EF-3 tornado tore through the facility, causing massive damage and setting off a lengthy recovery process. In ...
Wichita Eagle

Here’s how the Andover YMCA will be rebuilt after tornado — and how long it will take

There’s movement at the Dr. Jim Farha Andover YMCA, but not from the people officials hope to welcome back after an EF-3 tornado ripped through the building on April 29. YMCA members won’t be able to ...
ksn.com

Families describe riding out Andover tornado inside YMCA

ANDOVER, Kan. (KSNW) – The Dr. Jim Farha Andover YMCA took a direct hit from the tornado Friday night. Several families were inside when the storm happened. “Everybody was just storming the shelters,” ...
The Business Journals

McMahon: YMCA still assessing damage after Andover tornado, but people come first

It's too early to tell what it will cost to rebuild the YMCA, and there's no timeline yet to begin work, its president and CEO said. Some of the more jaw-dropping damage from the EF-3 tornado that ...
The Business Journals

Rebuild of tornado-ravaged Andover YMCA targeted to finish in 2024

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The goal is to reopen the ...
ksn.com

Andover YMCA president revisits EF-3 tornado

ADNOVER, Kan. (KSNW) – The Andover tornado left a path of destruction in its rearview. The storm hit and ripped off the roof while people were inside the YMCA. Ronn McMahon, president and CEO of ...
The Eagle-Tribune

New Feaster Five challenge: Beat Chara, Pizzi and help scholarship fund

The Feaster Five Road Race, a Thanksgiving Day tradition featuring family, fun, fitness and apple pie, takes over downtown ...
Yahoo

A year after tornado, Andover YMCA works to reopen water park. Here’s when, what will be new

The Andover YMCA water park is expected to reopen Memorial Day weekend, a little more than a year after a tornado destroyed the gym and water park. Greater Wichita YMCA President and CEO Ronn McMahon ...
The Eagle-Tribune

New Feaster Five challenge: Beat Chara, Pizzi

The Feaster Five Road Race, a Thanksgiving Day tradition featuring family, fun, fitness and apple pie, takes over downtown ...